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It Must Be in the Air

On: September 16th, 2009 at 4:32 pm | Number of Comments » 0

I think I can feel just a hint of Autumn in the air.  Then again it could just be the fact that we are now down into the 80s instead of the 100s.  I love a cool sea breeze!  I know for most people, strawberries show the ending of spring and the beginning of summer. [...]


For the Record

On: September 14th, 2009 at 8:44 am | Number of Comments » 0

I believe this post is so my children will understand if I end up prematurely grey.  I woke up this morning to hear Hudson loudly whispering to Annie, “You better not let mom see that or you will be in big trouble.” Now those are words a mother loves to hear. Of course I begin [...]


Buttons, Needles and Thread…oh my!

On: September 12th, 2009 at 8:05 am | Number of Comments » 1

Our Enrichment group did some cute towels awhile back.  I missed the night so all the ingredients for this little project have stayed at the top of the closet until I could get my hands on a sewing machine.  Well the sock monkey must have given me some sort of confidence or perhaps bestowed some [...]


A Laborless Day

On: September 10th, 2009 at 10:00 am | Number of Comments » 0

Labor Day found me pining for the beach this year.  Will was kind enough to remind me of the craziness that would most likely ensue if we even attempted to go to any place with gatherings of people.  My list very quickly shortened.  Beach? No.  Sea World?  Definitely not!  Zoo? Um…no.  Wild Animal Park?  No! [...]


Sock Monkeys!

On: September 8th, 2009 at 10:21 am | Number of Comments » 8

I pulled a pair of pink stripped socks out of my drawer yesterday as I was trying to declutter my house. This was the conversation I had with myself:  I really like these stripped socks.   But you only wear them once a year on Valentine’s Day so you really could do without them.   [...]